BLACKJACK ACES-3, 56950
Orbit data source: Space-Track
BLACKJACK ACES-3, 56950 is a payload satellite owned by DARPA (US) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 12 Jun 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
BLCAN/LMSS
Mission
Operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
X-SAT, Unknown motor
Mass
~200 kg wet, ~200 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 3.6 m
Radar Cross Section
0.875 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago
TLE from 7 hours ago
0 BLACKJACK ACES-3
1 56950U 23084U 26047.28682597 .00008633 00000-0 39804-3 0 9995
2 56950 97.6003 181.6135 0005493 74.5620 285.6222 15.20493739148814Epoch: 2026-02-16T06:53Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-16T06:53:01.763Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
-67.9272°
Altitude
506.419 km
Speed
7.611 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 06m 27s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:02:09
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
505.103 km
Perigee altitude
497.545 km
Semi-major axis
6,879.461 km
Eccentricity
0.00055
Inclination
97.6003°
RAAN
181.6135°
Arg. of periapsis
74.562°
True anomaly
285.56157°
Mean anomaly
285.6222°
Eccentric anomaly
285.59189°
Mean motion
3.80375 °/min
Orbital period
94.64 mins
BSTAR
0.00039804
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Other satellites on launch #84 in the year 2023 (2023-06-12 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.BLACKJACK ACES-3 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 7 mins | 2026-02-16 21:39:16.880Z | 15.286° NNE | 2026-02-16 21:42:16.880Z | 42.701° NE | 42.66° | 2026-02-16 21:46:16.880Z | 188.868° SSW |
| 5 mins | 2026-02-17 08:18:16.880Z | 121.253° SE | 2026-02-17 08:20:16.880Z | 73.704° E | 26.149° | 2026-02-17 08:23:16.880Z | 12.322° NNE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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